Newly released emails obtained through an open records request indicate City of Rossville officials were aware of plans surrounding Walker County’s sale of four acres at 2 Bulldog Drive to Chattanooga-based technology company BridgTRK months before the transaction was finalized.
The emails, first obtained by WRCB-TV, do not contradict Rossville Mayor Jonathan Lassetter’s assertion that the city was not notified the sale had officially closed until after the transaction was completed Monday. However, they do show city officials were included in discussions about the proposed development well before the closing.
The sale has drawn public attention amid concerns from some Walker County residents that the site could become a data center. BridgTRK officials have repeatedly rejected that characterization, saying the property is too small for a hyperscale data center and that the planned operation will instead house secure data-processing equipment…